Section 14921 Of Chapter 8. Traffic From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5.5. >> Chapter 8.
14921
. The director, subject to the State Civil Service Act, shall
appoint such personnel as is necessary to perform the following
duties:
(a) Watch the movements of all state freight.
(b) Audit all freight and other transportation bills involving
state shipments in order to determine the most advantageous and
economical shipping rates which can be secured via carrier or
carriers whose drivers and supporting personnel are operating under
current collective-bargaining agreements or who are maintaining the
prevailing wages, standards and conditions of employment for its
driver and supporting personnel employees and to determine what
refunds may be due the state on completed shipments.
(c) Furnish upon request from any state source the proper routing
and tariff description of a given shipment in order to assure the
state of the lowest applicable freight charge commensurate with the
provisions of Section 14920.
(d) Establish and maintain such files as may be necessary to
expedite shipments, secure special movements, trace and recover
strayed and delayed shipments, and divert and reconsign shipments.
(e) Perform such other duties as may be necessary to the efficient
discharge of the rate control function.
The amendments to this section during the 1975-76 Regular Session,
shall not apply to any contract, including those that may be renewed
periodically, which affects the wage rates of supporting personnel
until the end of the renewal period or the end of the contract,
whichever first occurs.